Em-URGE-ing Voices

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Posted by Jason T. Frost

Religion and Reproductive Justice

February 22, 2016

I grew up in a family of Baptists, which in my experience meant gambling was wrong except for when my family did it. I heard a jok… Read more »

Posted by Kristen Barton

President Obama Just Took a Big Step for Sex Education

February 19, 2016

Bless you, Barack Obama. This week, President Obama sent the U.S. Senate his proposed budget for fiscal year 2017, and he made a h… Read more »

Posted by Carley Towne

This is How You Build an Intersectional Reproductive Justice Movement

February 18, 2016

  We often criticize, push, and urge activist movements around us to go further, to be more intersectional. It’s not negativi… Read more »

Posted by Hanna Foster

It’s Okay to Struggle with Self-Care

February 16, 2016

There’s currently an entire movement going on aimed at teaching people proper self-care. I think this is a great idea with great i… Read more »

Posted by Kristen Barton

Planned Parenthood Research Shows Our Worst Fears Coming True

February 12, 2016

Recently, two Texas researchers co-authored a study that said exactly what we already know — as Planned Parenthood centers crumble… Read more »

Posted by Carley Towne

What Everyone’s Missing in the Gloria Steinem Controversy

February 11, 2016

Everyone on the Internet just about lost their minds this week trying to divine some hidden meaning from the controversy surroundi… Read more »

Posted by Guest Blogger

How to Prevent the Great #OHBrainDrain

February 10, 2016

Ohio has not always been home. Four years ago, when I received my admissions packet from Otterbein University (of Westerville), I… Read more »

Posted by Nigel Morton

Fighting the Lazy Millennial Myth

February 9, 2016

Being a politically involved and concerned millennial is hard when older generations do nothing but criticize your generation for… Read more »

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